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What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Your limited company can be liquidated (‘wound up’) if it cannot pay its…
You have 14 days to respond to a court judgment. To respond, you must do…
You have 21 days to respond to a statutory demand. To respond, you must do…
Your creditors can apply to the court to close down your company. They do…
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
How to close a charity, and what to tell the Charity Commission when you have closed the charity.
How to pay Gaming or Bingo Duty, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
This is a consultation seeking views on what more we can do to close the gender pay gap.
Find out about customs special procedures and outward processing that allow you to suspend, pay less or pay no duty on goods you import or export.
When an ISA can be closed, and how to void or repair an ISA if you're an ISA manager.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Report outlines the importance of transparency for closing the gender pay gap, how businesses can benefit and actions employers are taking.
The Payment Exception Service is a way for people who do not have a bank account to collect benefit or pension payments. It replaces the Simple Payment service
Paying Class 3 contributions can close gaps in your National Insurance record which could benefit you, find out when you should make them and how to pay using form CA5603.
What to do if an employer ceases, becomes insolvent, takes over an existing business or makes employees redundant whilst paying Statutory Maternity Pay.
Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.
How to pay tax with deposits, get an up to date valuation of your certificate and check how much interest you have earned.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
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